Under the tent at the research
site, California Department of Fish and Game biologist Tom Stephenson
checks the health of the doe, including the health of any fetus, using
ultrasound........also pictured are CDFG warden Lee King (from Holtville;
restraining the deer) and scientific aide Amber Rossi (taking the doe's
temperature)....(All photos courtesy Kevin Marty, BLM/Imperial Valley
Press)

A blindfolded
doe (blindfolded to help keep her calm while being transported through
the air) is lowered by a helicopter to the bed of a pickup truck; she
is then taken to the research site where they will check her health and
collect other data.....Gerald Mulcahy of the California Department of
Fish and Game is there to help her down.

This doe is
released after data was collected on her.......in this photo, CDFG game
warden Greg Verbrugge (far left) and U. S. Bureau of Land Management biologist
Daniel Steward (leaning to right in front of Greg) get out of the way
while CDFG game warden Lee King (from Holtville; behind them) and CDFG
scientific aide Amber Rossi (right) look on.

For more on this
story, see item from BLM California News.bytes, issue 114:

"Capture
nets data on desert deer" (Imperial Valley Press, 06/19/2003)
Scientists from BLM and other agencies, game wardens and veterinarians
capture, examine and release deer in eastern Imperial County. The purpose:
determine effect of water sources - such as relatively new "wildlife
guzzlers" - on deer's range and health.http://ivpressonline.com/articles/2003/06/19/news/top_story/news01.prt